Just remember that these engines are air cooled.  No more heat.

Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: William R. Kennedy <kennedy@FDU.EDU>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, February 28, 1998 10:06 AM
Subject: Subaru too pricey; go Porsche

>Tim Smith listed some Subaru engine prices at $4k and up.
>Just a quick reminder that in this price range, or even
>below, you begin to find some attractive deals on Porsche
>flat six engines from the late seventies and early
>eighties.  The Porsche owners now think that anything less
>than 3.2 liters is small, so 3.0 liter engines, especially
>with some miles on them, can be found in this price range.
>Look in Porsche Panorama magazine (which your buddy who's a
>member of Porsche Club of America gets.)  Excellence
>Magazine also has good classifieds, although it has a higher
>ratio of cars to parts than Pano.  The main annual East
>Coast Porsche-only swap meet is coming up April 25 near
>Hershey PA.  If you're not shopping for an engine, this is
>still a fun swap just to watch someone peel some hundreds
>off a roll and walk away with a no-rust no-bondo right rear
>corner of a 57 356.
>
>If you don't mind giving up some ground clearance, these
>engines can be installed in a Vanagon with the stock Porsche
>exhaust system, saving that whole hassle, and the "adapter"
>to install a Porsche engine in a Vanagon is a $300
>flywheel.  Plus you don't have to confuse a poor Subaru
>engine about which way the car goes.
>B.
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